April 2002
BackTalk
- Ingrid Lucia
Vocalist Ingrid Lucia literally cut her musical teeth on the streets of New Orleans. When she was 7, her parents, Maxine…
Bayou Boogie
- Twisted Sisters
Women hold a twisted history in Cajun music. Dozens of male singers have been unable to live without “Jolie Blonde,” “Madeleine,”…
Bookmark
- Elvis and the Colonel
The story of Elvis Presley stays fascinating because even when you think you know it, you still don’t know it. No…
Cover Story
- Ann Savoy: Cajun Music's Cultural Ambassador
Ann Savoy's Cajun odyssey has taken her from the Presbyterian coffeehouses of Virginia to the museums of Paris to her husband…
Dis 'n' Dat
- O Brother Tyrone, Where Art Thou?
While New Orleans Rhythm and Blues singer Brother Tyrone admits that James Browns his Number One mentor and that Sam Cooke,…
Features
- Masters of Louisiana Music: Danny Barker
Born: January 13, 1909, New Orleans, LA Died: March 13, 1994, New Orleans, LA Only one guitarist in history managed…
Feed Me Something, Mister
- Feed Me Something, Mister: Funky Chicken
Huey Long’s famous campaign slogan once promised voters a chicken in every pot but lately I’ve stumbled on a couple of…
Gumbo Blues
- Gumbo Blues: Unplugging The Factory
Blues record buyers know that the first place to look for those new, used or reissued albums by their favorite blues…
Kickin' It Live
- Shake Hands With Trombone Shorty
It was one of those special New Orleans nights when the music communityplayers and fans alikerallied for a cause and partied…
Letters
- Letters April 2002
THE VALET OF ARROGANCE I have been in your city on business recently from Los Angeles, which is my hometown. I…
Live Wire
Mojo Mouth
- Spread The Wealth Around
You just gotta love it-less than a month until Jazz Fest and the city puts on one of the biggest free…
Obituaries
- Obituary: George "Tex" Stephens
(June 10, 1921 – February 23, 2002) George “Tex” Stephens, one of the first black radio announcers in New Orleans,…
Talkin' 'bout New Orleans
- James Winfield - Body and Fender Man
Although James Winfield barely caused a blip on the radar screen as a recording artist, even in New Orleans, his lone…
Reviews
- Martin Angelle, They Don't Make Them Like This Anymore (Independent)
- Mauva Belle, 38 Carat Gold (Love Ya Records)
- Jody Williams, Return Of A Legend (Evidence)
- The Derailers, Here Come The Derailers (Lucky Dog/Sony)
- Jay Randall, The Mirror (Bad Weather Records)
- Texas Johnny Brown, Blues Defender (Choctaw Creek)
- KC Ray, Down The River (Witch Hair Records)
- 4 As 1, This Love Has Got to End (Ebony King)
- Various Artists, World Box! Cajun-Sweet Home Louisiana: Performed by Doug Kershaw and Friends/Carnival in Trinidad/Music From Latvia (Spin Art Records)
- Ravi, Beyond the Blur (Suburban Turban)
- Robben Ford, Blue Moon (Concord)
- Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, Traveling Somewhere (Cuneiform Records)
- Calvin Owens, The Best of Calvin Owens & the Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra (Sawdust Alley)
- Various Artists, Sunday in the House of the Lord (Fuel 2000)
- Various Artists, Jazz Memories: Music of the Jazz Masters (Gravity Limited/Innerhythmic)
- Tinsley Ellis, Hell Or High Water (Telarc)
- Idris Muhammad, Power of Soul (Epic/Legacy)
- Cookout, Ear Fashion (T-Bones Records)
- Van Broussard, The Legendary Bayou Boogie Recordings 1977-79 (CSP Records)
- Medeski Martin & Wood, Uninvisible (Blue Note)
- Various Artists, Swamp Gold Volume 7 (Jin)
- Bill O'Connell Latin Jazz Project, Black Sand (Random Chance Records)
- Reed Alleman, Lake Runner (Independent)
- Mountain of Venus, Live Volume I (Evolution Through Music)
- Various Artists, This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies & the Kinks (Rykodisc)
- Ernie K-Doe, Absolutely the Best (Fuel 2000)
- Professor Longhair, Big Easy Strut: The Essential Professor Longhair (Fuel 2000)
- Po Millionaires, We Got These Million Dollar Thoughts… (Down Fo Whatever Productions)
- Charlie Musselwhite, One Night in America (Telarc)
- Seeger, Petersen, Marsalis, Finger to the Universe (Lakefront Digital)
- Tab Benoit, Wetlands (Telarc)
- Antijazz, Global Blues (Gallery Tungsten Records)
- Pleasure Club, Here Comes the Trick (Independent)
- The Basin Brothers, Deux Violons (Old Man Records)
Nowadays, it’s an unwritten credo that the accordionist, not the fiddler, is the lifeline of a Cajun band as most groups… - Various Artists, Buckwheat Zydeco & Company (Tomorrow Recordings)
- Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin', Life (J&S Records)
- Aural Elixir, Love & Grappling (Independent)
- The Kitchen Syncopators, Jug Band and Rag Time Music (Independent)
- Michelle Shocked, Deep Natural/Dub Natural (Mighty Sound)
- Big Al Carson, Take Your Drunken Ass Home (Mardi Gras)
If they were to elect a blues king on Bourbon Street, Big Al Carson would certainly be in the runoff. A… - Various Artists, Evangeline Made: A Tribute To Cajun Music (Vanguard)
